Merrow Dramatic Society Launches New Season With Canterbury Tales

Merrow Dramatic Society (MDS) launches its new season of productions with the modernised version of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales at the Electric Theatre, Guildford, from Wednesday, October 31, to Saturday,…

October 14, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Burglar who Targeted University Accommodation Gets Eight Months In Jail

A Guildford man has been sentenced to eight months in prison for a burglary he committed last week at the University of Surrey. Robert Vince, 21, of Southway, was arrested…

October 11, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Holy Trinity Pewley Down School Celebrates Milestone 200th Anniversary

Holy Trinity Pewley Down School is preparing to celebrate its 200th birthday this October. The school has given David Rose access to a wealth of archive material that reveals its…

October 9, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Where Is This? No.28

By David Rose Thanks go to Malcolm Fincham for supplying the answer to the location of last week’s mystery picture – the wooden sports pavilion at Stoughton Barracks. Click here…

October 9, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.20

[thethe-image-slider name=”Birdwatcher’s Diary 20″] By Malcolm Fincham Although the weather remained warm during the last week of September, subtle changes were starting to be noticed. This was especially evident to…

October 8, 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More

Young People Enjoy Getting Their Hands Dirty

Guildford YMCA’s latest Prince’s Trust Team got off to a flying start at the end of August and has already spent a week on Dartmoor that was full of challenges. …

October 7, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Parke’s People No.8. Sir John Jarvis

In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls industrialist and former Guildford MP Sir John Jarvis.…

October 6, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

Richard’s Wey September 2012

The latest of our riverbank tales from the local Stoke lengthsman Richard Cant The River Wey and Godalming Navigations are owned and maintained by the National Trust for the benefit…

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Where Is This? No.27

By David Rose Many of those who replied to last week’s mystery vintage picture were spot on naming it as the tower of Guildford’s Friary Meux brewery awaiting demolition back…

October 2, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

Citizens Speak: Music Students Voice Opinions On GuilFest

Following the news that the firm behind GuilFest had gone into receivership, putting the future of the the annual music festival in Stoke Park into doubt, The Guildford Dragon NEWS…

September 30, 2012 / No Comment / Read More